On the third day of the third month of the Qingli calendar, the dragon raised its head.

Under the escort of the Jiangnan Naval Division, a large ship slowly approached the dock, the ship dropped anchor and released the rope, and the school officers completed a series of actions very neatly, and then the gangplank that was made into a ladder was rested between the dock and the deck, and the officials on the shore hurriedly laid a thick cloth to avoid slipping their feet.

At the same time, firecrackers were also ringing on the pier, gongs and drums were noisy, and the thunderstorms prepared on the shore were also lit in turn.

The officials on the docks frowned, but they were embarrassed to cover their ears and only focused on the springboard.

After a while, a young officer appeared on the deck, led a group of guards and disembarked in silence, and divided into two lines.

After a while, a young handsome official wearing a purple official uniform walked out with a smile, only to see that this person was wearing a crane on top of the official uniform, and the white face suddenly diluted the visual stimulation brought by the dark purple of the official uniform, so that the eyes of everyone on the dock were attracted by his gentle, kind and delicate face.

Only officials above the third rank are qualified to wear purple official uniforms, and the officials on the dock know that Fan Tisi, who has been "called for a thousand times" by himself, is the person in front of him, and subconsciously squeezed two steps forward and raised his hand.

Fan Xian didn't rush to stop everyone from saluting, but stretched out his hand to the side, held a small hand stretched out in the air, and led a little boy to stand side by side on the deck, stepping on the ladder, and going down to the boat.

The little boy was wearing a pale yellow sè regular robe, with a circle of sweater fluff exposed at the collar, and a pair of cute but unknown spirit animals embroidered on the shirt, with that beautiful face and smart eyes, looking cute.

The officials were shocked, knowing that this was the third prince who was driven by the emperor to Fan Tisi's side, so they quickly adjusted their direction and saluted the three princes in unison: "The officials of Jiangnan Road, I have seen Your Highness." ”

The third prince nodded with a smile, and said in a voice that had not gone away: "The weather is cold, you adults have worked hard, I just came to study with the teacher, and I don't need to be polite."

The officials who were reminded by the word teacher hurriedly saluted Fan Xian again, and even the Dao Lord came from afar to work hard, how Yunyun.

After saluting, dozens of officials peeked at the two men who walked down from the boat, and found that although the age of the other party was quite different, but their faces were very similar.

Everyone couldn't help but start to suspect in their stomachs, it seems that the rumor about Fantisi's life story is only true...... As soon as he thought of this, he began to worry again, not knowing if he would make Fan Xian unhappy if he would bow to the third prince first, after all, the other party was the main master, and the identity of the minister of the Qin Mission, according to the dynasty system, was much more expensive than the underage prince.

Where did Fan Xian have so many thoughts, he looked at these unfamiliar officials on the dock, with the most cordial smiles on his face, and smiled one by one, and tried his best to write down the other party's official position and official name, pretending to be the courtesy and self-esteem that a political star should have.

Fan Tisi took the prince to the south of the Yangtze River, this is a big event, so the number of officials who came to the dock to greet today is very large, the civil officials have the direct officials of the governor of the Jiangnan Road Governor's Palace, and the governors of Suzhou and Hangzhou are each leading two people, although the governors of several states that are far away do not dare to leave the jurisdiction to greet them, but the state is judged, and there are still a lot of officials of the same level, and there are also officials from the Jiangnan Salt Road Transfer Division, and the military attache is naturally indispensable to the garrison of the Jiangnan Navy Division。

In short, there are all kinds of people, adding up to nearly 100 people, and the parents and officials of the entire Jiangnan Road are afraid that most of them are crowded on the dock, if Dongyi City steals the gunpowder from the three places of the Supervision Yuan, and makes a noise here, the entire Jiangnan Road, the richest in Qingguo, may be paralyzed in one day.

On the dock, Fan Xian smiled and saluted the officials, the problem was that he saw crowds, mixed official uniforms, full of sweat in the winter, and a strange and flattering face flickered in front of his eyes, where could he still recognize who was who?

Those state and county officials who were a little far away from Dajiang had never found an opportunity to give gifts, so their hearts were not so strong, with two hints of envy and three points of envy, they looked at the colleagues inside the crowd and patted their ass.

For a while, the sycophants on the dock were smelly, and Fan Xian's shaved and clean chin was also touched countless times, so it was not lively, and gradually the words of the officials became more and more unbearable, especially the officials in Suzhou Prefecture, who were people in the system who came out of Taixue, and they had to shout again and again because Fan Xian was now concurrently serving as the secretary of Taixue...... Teacher Fan!

Fan Xianqiang suppressed his boredom, refused to accept it, and joked that he was only twenty years old, and he wanted to be a teacher in Zhizhou...... When he returned to Kyoto, he was afraid that he would be laughed to death by the emperor Lao Tzu! And the third prince was held by his little hand, endured the shameless words around him, and his heart was not happy, secretly thinking that Lord Xiao Fan was his teacher, you old men actually dared to rob me? The child finally couldn't bear it anymore, and coughed twice with a cold face.

As soon as the cough came out, the scene suddenly became cold, Hangzhou Zhizhou was an old jiān slippery who saw the opportunity very quickly, and secretly liked that Suzhou Zhizhou was deflated, but he said: "It's cold today, I think you adults should hurry up and ask Lord Qincha and His Royal Highness to go up and rest." ”

As soon as these words came out, Fan Xian and the three princes were very relieved, and at the same time cast an appreciative gaze to Hangzhou Zhizhou, Hangzhou Zhizhou was swept away by this gaze, and suddenly felt warm and uncomfortable, as if eating a ginseng.

............ It's not so easy, even if the officials retreat slightly, the relevant honor guard still takes a lot of time, Fan Xian and His Royal Highness were arched by the officials to walk to the slope on the shore, there is a big bamboo shed on the slope, it looks quite new, it is estimated that it will not take a few days, it is specially prepared for Fan Xian to go down to the south of the Yangtze River.

Walking up the slope, there were already two senior officials in purple official uniforms outside the bamboo shed, waiting solemnly, Fan Xian saw these two, so he took the hands of the third prince and hurried a few steps there to show respect.

The identities of these two officials are not ordinary, one is Lord Xue Qingxue, the governor of Jiangnan Road, and the other is Lord Dai Sicheng, the governor of Jiangnan Road.

There is a saying in the officialdom of Qingguo: one palace, two provinces, three courts, and seven roads. The first palace is naturally the imperial palace, the second province is now a subordinate province that handles government affairs, and the third court is the Supervisory Yuan, the Privy Council, and the Education Yuan, but the Education Yuan has been abolished in the new policy of the first year of Qingli as Taixue, Tongwen Pavilion, and the Ministry of Rites.

And the last seven roads of this sentence refer to the fact that Qingguo is now divided into seven major roads, and the governors of each road patrol one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and now the management functions of the county level between the states of Qingguo Road have gradually faded.

His Majesty the Emperor naturally had to choose his most trusted cronies for this important position, and the governor was also a top strong in terms of ability.

Compared with the power of the governor, the governor was more civilian, but the weight was much lighter.

If in terms of rank, the governor is the second grade, and the governor is the second grade, which is not a particularly high level, but the Qingguo royal family in order to facilitate the governor of the seven roads to concentrate on government affairs, and is less constrained by the six ministries.

And Jiangnan is the top priority of Qingguo, and now Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan Road, has won the trust of His Majesty, so he is a direct and palace scholar, and he is an authentic super member!

With Xue Qing's status, even Fan Xian and the third prince did not dare to be the slightest contempt, so they sped up their pace.

But outside the bamboo shed, Fan Xian just glanced at Xue Qing with gentle eyes, and did not speak first. This is the rule, Xue Qing and Dai Sicheng understand that the other party is a minister, no matter how powerful he is, he must bow to the other party first, this is not to respect Fan Xian, nor to respect the prince, but to respect ...... 陛xià.

Placing incense cases, asking for holy decrees, shining swords, the officials in the bamboo shed knelt on the ground, and after performing a ceremony, Fan Xian quickly helped Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan in front of him, and turned around to help the governor, and then led the three princes to salute Xue Qing very respectfully.

Xue Qing's identity is worthy of his deep friendship with the three princes, but the governor of Jiangnan seems to have expected that the legendary Fan Tisi does not have a trace of the innocence of young ministers and literati, and is willing to smooth out the small place, and a flash of appreciation flashes in his eyes.

The governor stood aside and quickly turned half sideways to salute in return. Xue Qing would not be stupid and let the "two brothers" in front of him finish the salute, and he had already gently supported the two of them and said, "Master Fan has seen the outside." ”

Fan Xian was stunned, and then looked at the little third child next to him who seemed to be a little embarrassed to Xue Qing, and even more depressed.

Xue Qing smiled and said: "Before the official came to Jiangnan, he did it in the library, the so-called bachelor is not all a false rank, when the third highness was young, he often played beside the official...... It's just that several years have passed, and I don't know if His Highness still remembers. ”

The third prince smiled bitterly, bowed to Xue Qing again, and said softly: "My lord returns to Beijing every year to report on his work, and my father and emperor order students to go to the house to pay respects, how dare you forget?"

Fan Xian was a little confused, and after a careful look in his heart, he couldn't figure out what the emperor in Kyoto was thinking. Just thinking about it, he listened to Xue Qing's harmonious voice and said, "Speaking of which, I also have a relationship with Master Fan. ”

Fan Xian was not good in front of this big official, so he asked curiously: "Don't hide it from your lord, I really don't know about it in my later life." ”

Xue Qing liked the other party's straightforwardness, and said with a smile: "When the official was promoted, the master was Lin Xiang, and when it comes to seniority, you really want to call me a brother." ”

Fan Xian realized that this was the case, but the other party was now the governor of one party, and those feelings in the past were naturally just talking, and no matter how cheeky and bold he was, he was embarrassed to climb along this pole and call the governor a brother? The power at hand is enough for this qualification, but the age and qualifications are ...... It seems to be far worse.

The group rested in the grass shed for a while, Fan Xian and Xue Qing chatted a little about what they had seen along the road, Xue Qing frowned slightly, and asked His Majesty if he was in good health in Beijing, in short, it was some cliché nonsense, but it also narrowed the distance a little and became a little familiar. Fan Xian looked at this first-class master, and found that the other party's Qingqu face had a trace of sadness that was not deliberately concealed, and after a little thought, he knew what was going on.

As the governor of Jiangnan, there was a sudden appearance in the territory of the minister who wanted to be resided, and it was not easy for the governor to take over the governor, not to mention that this minister wanted to take over the inner treasury, but he was afraid that he would have to fight with the nobles in the capital, although the governor was in a high position and was deeply trusted by His Majesty, it was always not good to be caught in the middle.

Xue Qing raised the teacup and took a sip gently, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Lord Xiao Fan has probably had to work hard in Jiangnan for the past two years, although it is His Majesty's trust, but Jiangnan is not as good as Kyoto, although it is prosperous, it is not a place to stay for a long time after all...... In two years, I will also say goodbye to His Majesty and go back to Beijing to sit as a fisherman...... It's better to be closer to the emperor than to be in Jiangnan. ”

Fan Xian heard the meaning of the other party's words, and smiled and pandered: "The adult patrols the herd on behalf of His Majesty, and his hard work is high. ”

Xue Qing smiled and said, "Lord Xiao Fan has decided where to live? There are many salt merchants in this Suzhou city, and they are all willing to donate their houses for adults to choose." ”

The wealth of the salt merchants is known to the whole world, and the mansion they gave with both hands will be extravagant, Fan Xian didn't ask, but he changed his tone and asked: "It's not good if this is too disturbing, and when it is transmitted back to Beijing, there is always a little worry in the later life." He said it bluntly, which made Xue Qing shake his head and laugh, thinking that it is not good for the poet to have this tsubaki, and he has to cover up everything, why don't you hide it when you collect money on the river.

Fan Xian asked very sincerely: "Please advise my lord, the Inner Treasury Transfer Division in previous years is ...... How is it arranged?"

Xue Qing glanced at him with some surprise and said, "Master Fan, your identity is no better than that of the Inner Treasury Transfer Department in previous years. If you want to talk about the arrangement, the official residence proposed by Neiku is far away in Fujian, but no one has really lived in the past ten years, just take your predecessor Lord Huang as an example, he has lived in ...... for many years Xinyang. ”

When the word Xinyang was spoken, the governor of Jiangnan glanced at Fan Xian intentionally or unintentionally.

Fan Xian frowned slightly and said, "Can you not live in the official residence arranged by the imperial court?"

These words seem to be doubts, as if they were temptations.

Xue Qing nodded.

Fan Xian smiled and said: "Don't dare to hide it from the boss, I have been living in Hangzhou this month, and I didn't come to Suzhou to visit the adult, is it my own...... But that house is really good, if I can choose for myself, of course I would like to live in Hangzhou. ”

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the other party to offer to live in Hangzhou, looking at Fan Xian's eyes for a while silent, as if he was guessing whether what this popular young minister said was true or false, the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion was in Suzhou, and the most taboo thing for him was of course that Fan Xian also stayed in Suzhou, not to mention interfering with government affairs, only saying that the situation of these two ends was big, and the officials on Jiangnan Road would have a headache, and there would be great obstacles to their own affairs.

He looked at Fan Xian's sincere face, a strange sè flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Naturally, it doesn't matter, Master Fan can live wherever he wants." ”

Fan Xian smiled and said: "Of course, even if you live in Hangzhou, you have to come to Suzhou often to disturb the adults for a few meals. ”

Governor Xue laughed and said: "This official is a good mouthful, I didn't expect that Lord Fan is also a fellow believer, why wait any longer, tonight your colleagues have prepared a reception banquet for your lord and His Royal Highness, it is in Jiangnanju, tomorrow I will invite your lord to come to the house to sit for a while." ”

With Fan Xian's promise not to interfere in his work secretly, the governor of Jiangnan couldn't help relaxing.

These laughter immediately spread all over the inside and outside of the bamboo shed, and the officials on Jiangnan Road followed the laughter, only to see that the Governor and Lord Tisi were talking happily, and after relaxing in their hearts, they secretly admired, thinking that Xiao Fan was very human, and the competition that everyone was secretly afraid of did not happen, and I don't know what he said, which made the Governor so happy.

I saw Fan Xian leaning over to the governor Xue Qing's ear and whispering a few words, after Xue Qing's face was slightly surprised, he suddenly looked solemn, nodded slightly angrily, and snorted coldly: "Lord Fan, don't worry too much, and don't look at the face of this official, these guys, I always remember the idea of benevolence and harmony in my majesty, so I will temporarily let it go, Lord Fan's discussion is the most reasonable." ”

Fan Xian nodded from the other party, knowing that Xue Qing was still not staying in Suzhou, so he thanked him very sincerely, and then slowly stood up.

............ Fan Xian stood up, and the bamboo shed suddenly quieted down, at this time, the sky on the river was shining through the bamboo shed, scattering the light, the river breeze was slightly cool, and there was a trace of solemnity in the air.

Everyone looked at him, wondering how the inauguration proclamation of the Chincha-sama would begin.

"This official is a person who does not play cards according to common sense. Fan Xian glanced at the officials around him first, and said with a smile: "Although I have never worked with all of you, I think I am still a little famous, and everyone knows a little about it." This xìng love, at best, is every time I don't go out of the machine, at worst, I'm a little nonsense, I don't know the importance of the young guy. ”

The officials laughed, and they all said that Lord Qincha was really funny and modest when he spoke.

Fan Xian said immodestly: "I don't need to say more about those nonsense clichés. His Majesty is in good health, there is no need for you to say hello, the old man of the Queen Mother is in good health, and there is a sense of harmony in Beijing, so we don't need to add more ink in this regard. And since you have been entrusted by the imperial court to govern the important land in the south of the Yangtze River, the tax income over the years is here, and the people's livelihood and city scenery you see along the road are not false, and you don't need me ......to mention it for your hard work."

The Jiangnan officials all knew that Fan Xian had come all the way to the secret visit, and they were relieved when they heard this, and they only hoped that Fan Xian would mention two more sentences, and it would be best to mention two more sentences on the secret recital for His Majesty.

Unexpectedly, Fan's gossip changed!

"I won't talk about your benefits, but I'm going to talk about what you're doing wrong. Fan Xian still had a smile on his face, but a chill began to rise in the shed, "It seems a little unkind, but I still have to say, why? ”

What is Fan Xian's origin? Not a poet immortal living in Zhonglang Taichang Temple, but ...... The officials were shocked, and they didn't know what he was going to say next, thinking that we have already delivered the money, what else do you want?

"I came by land and passed through Hangzhou, Shazhou, along the way, but the boat sailed on the river. Fan Xian squinted his eyes, "I heard that the Great River is a silver river, and you have sent a lot of gifts and silver taels to that ship, and you have also worked a lot of people to pull fiber...... Your Excellency is kind, and this official understands it in my heart...... It's just that such an open and honest bribe is admired by the official...... You guys have so much courage!"

Without waiting for the officials to speak, Fan Xian turned around and waved to Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan, and said with a smile: "Seeing the face of this official today, the governor was furious, and directly reprimanded the official in person, and the official couldn't help but be a little frightened, I don't know why, fortunately, the governor sympathized with the official and didn't know it, and told him bluntly, and the official knew that you were secretly hiding from the official...... Such a bold thing was done. ”

His voice gradually became higher, and he sneered: "The Supervision Yuan supervises the governance of the country's officials, and it is the corrupt officials who are arrested, but you have the audacity to bribe and give gifts to your own officials...... Do you think I'm leaving Kyoto, the knife in my hand ...... Can't you kill anyone?"

The officials were dumbfounded, shocked by Fan Xian's words, and didn't know how to speak, they turned their eyes to the Governor for help, and found that the Governor was pondering and staying out of the matter!

Only then did the officials understand that Fan Xian's previous words, saying that these officials along the river were giving gifts from themselves, so they easily brought themselves out, and even used the excuse of the Governor's anger to pick up the Governor's Majesty, and gave the Governor a big hat that was not afraid of the powerful and noble!

Your subordinates didn't refuse to give gifts along the river! The information of the Supervision Yuan is unimpeded, even if you are in Hangzhou, how can you not know the reason? However, Fan Xian insisted at this time that he knew nothing, and of course the officials of Jiangnan Road could not be hard topped, so they had to suffer a big loss of the day, and when they looked at Fan Xian's eyes again, something was wrong -- this Fan Tisi, as rumored, was hidden under a gentle and harmless and delicate smile, and what was hidden was shameless and vicious!

The officials didn't know what Fan Xian would do next, so they subconsciously stood up in fright and looked at Fan Xian stupidly.

I saw him clap his hands, applause came out of the shed, and an official of the Supervision Yuan walked down from the Beijing ship with a thick gift list in his hand - the gift list was already so thick, I am afraid that the gifts hidden on the ship have really been piled up into a small mountain!

Fan Xian turned around and asked the governor Xue Qing for a few words, Xue Qing looked at the scene in front of him with a smile, and waved his hand to signal the servants in the yamen to follow the officials of the Supervision Yuan.

Several boxes were opened in public, and only a piece of gold was shining! There were countless jewels and valuables inside, all of which were gifts from officials along the river.

The wind was cold in the shed, so there was a brazier, Fan Xian took the gift list handed over by his subordinates, hastily flipped a few pages, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "There are really a lot of things." ”

The officials were embarrassed and angry, thinking to themselves that Lord Qincha was too unkind in doing things and fabricating charges, which was really disgusting, do you still want to punish the officials? Unless you want the entire Jiangnan officialdom to be overwhelmed, the Governor will never be able to continue watching the drama at that time! You have broken the rules and offended the Jiangnan officials, and you will see how you end up after you are done.

Who expected Fan Xian's next move, but the officials' eyes almost fell, only to see him throw it casually, and threw the thick gift slip into the brazier!

The fire suddenly grew bigger, and the gift list that recorded the evidence of the officials' bribery quickly turned to ashes.

Fan Xian stood by the brazier and was silent for a moment, then said: "Don't think that this official is using childish tricks to sell people's hearts, you are not so stupid, and I am not so self-inflicted...... The reason why these are burned is to give you a reminder and a way out. ”

He put his hands behind his back, and a trace of perseverance flashed on his delicate face: "This official is the director of the Supervision Yuan, I don't need to sell your face, and the affairs I want to do in Jiangnan don't need the cooperation of your lords, so please wake up, if there are similar incidents in the future, don't blame me for being merciless." ”

The Supervision Yuan can review all officials below the third grade, and he dares to say this, that is, he has this courage, as for the face problem, his identity is too special, more special than any court official, so there is really no need to sell, as for the matter of cooperation in affairs...... The face of the Jiangnan Road officials is gone, do they dare to secretly fight with the dignified Tisi?

"After a while, the adults took back all the things in this box. Fan Xian frowned and said: "Those who should be retired have been retired, as for the people who serve the envoys, they will be paid at a discount, if those poor counties can't take it out for a while, send a document to me, and the official will still be able to take out this bit of silver." ”

The officials were helpless, and they bowed their heads.

At this time, the zipline on the Suzhou wharf has been started, this novelty from more than 20 years ago can bear the load, only to see the zipline stretched to the Beijing ship, slowly hoisted a large box down, this box does not know what to put in it, it is so heavy, the zipline steel rope is gently trembling.

Fan Xian had already checked the number in advance, and knew that Suzhou Port was a large wharf responsible for the shipment of goods from the inner warehouse, and it had this hoisting capacity, so he was not very worried, but the officials who had just been frightened by him were taken aback again.

The big box was hoisted to the shore, and more than a dozen people were dispatched to push it up the slope with great difficulty, directly into the bamboo shed, and an official of the Supervision Yuan respectfully asked: "Lord Tisi, the box has arrived." ”

Fan Xian snorted and walked to the side of the box, which was wrapped in wicker on the outside, but it seemed to be made of iron.

At this time, even the governor Xue Qing and the governor Dai Sicheng were interested, and they came forward one after another to see what kind of treasure was hidden in this box.

Fan Xian took out the key from his bosom and lifted the lid of the box.

............ Like Su Weimei, who saw the contents of this box for the first time, after the silver light in the shed, the eyes of all the officials were a little straight...... Silver! It's full of glittering silver! I don't know how many silver ingots are neatly stacked in the chest!

In fact, the gifts in the previous boxes are not necessarily lower than this large box of silver ingots, but people have been accustomed to using silver for thousands of years, and suddenly so many silver ingots appeared in front of everyone, this visual impact is really exciting!

After a long time, everyone reluctantly withdrew their gaze from the box, and they all looked at Fan Xian, ready to watch his next performance.

"This box of silver followed me from Kyoto to Jiangnan, and I will take this box of silver with me wherever I am an official after rì. Fan Xian said in a harmonious voice: "Why? It is to sue all kinds of officials, myself...... Some are silver, I am not afraid of your jokes, I Fan Anzhi is a character born with a golden key, anyone who wants to use silver money as a sharp weapon to buy me will quickly die of this heart. ”

He then said coldly: "Now in Jiangnan, this official is investigating your silver matters, and I will not interfere in political affairs, but if anyone dares to bribe and bebe, corrupt and bully the people, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

"A former sage knew the terrible consequences of the corruption of officials, so he brought hundreds of coffins, claiming that even if he killed all the corrupt officials, he would stop this unhealthy trend. Fan Xian said quietly: "This official is not a person who likes to kill, so I don't bring a coffin, I only bring silver." ”

The officials were silent.

"There are 138,880 taels of silver in the box, and I am here to say a word to the fathers and elders who came to greet you in front of all the officials, Jiangnan is rich, and this official cannot guarantee how much of this silver will be used for people's livelihood, but I guarantee that when I leave Jiangnan, the silver in the box will ...... There won't be an extra one or two!"

Fan Xian swept the eyes of the officials and said, "I hope you will think about this." ”

After the performance of this play, the wind on the dock came to an end temporarily, Fan Xian sat back in the chair, feeling that the arms in his sleeves had begun to have goosebumps, and he was secretly glad that he had not said anything about the abyss, the mine array and the like for a while.

――――――――――――――――――――――― afternoon in Suzhou, there was silence in the study of the Governor's Palace.

Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan, sat on the Taishi chair in the middle, with a smile on his face, and there were two masters who had been with him for many years, one of whom shook his head and sighed...... Sure enough, it's a foolish master. ”

Another master frowned and said: "It's very unwise, Lord Xiao Fan has swept away the faces of Jiangnan officials this time, although he is naturally not afraid of this matter according to his identity, but he always seems immature enough." ”

Xue Qing smiled and said, "The two of you also think that his tricks are a bit contrived?"

The two masters glanced at each other and nodded.

Governor Xue sighed and said, "Young people, they are always more willing to perform. ”

The master asked carelessly, "What do adults think of this little Fan?"

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Smart people, extremely smart people, can make friends...... You can have deep friendships. ”

The master was a little surprised, thinking to himself, how could it not match the previous conclusion?

Xue Qing smiled self-deprecatingly: "What about being pretentious? How many people in the world can see the scene at that time? How can those Shuge ministers in Kyoto know the real situation in this month? Rumors are rumors after all, and everyone will always consciously or unconsciously make some corrections to the facts that are in line with their own tendencies. ”

"Lord Xiao Fan has an excellent reputation among the people, and the people naturally spare no effort to spread this matter, because of their love for him, even if there is something wrong with Lord Xiao Fan in this matter, it will be erased and ignored by those colloquial words, and for the scene of not being afraid of the shortcomings of officialdom and scolding officials all the way in person, it will naturally add a lot of pen and ink......

"Hahahaha. The governor smiled happily: "The box is 100,000 taels, take a boat to Suzhou, and it won't be long before I am afraid that it will be a good story of our Daqing Dynasty again. ”

Another master was puzzled and said, "Since he is a smart person, there are obviously more good ways to solve today's problems, why does Lord Xiao Fan have to choose such a drastic and absurd method?"

Governor Xue Qing glanced at him with a smile: "What do you know?"

He kept his mouth shut and stopped explaining, there were some things that even his closest masters should not know. Fan Xianjin has offended the entire road officials with his sword, so why is he not expressing his sincerity to himself, the governor? The other party's preemptive statement that he wants to live in Hangzhou shows that the other party is well aware of the three flavors of officialdom, and after bluffing these officials, in the future, the officials will not surround the Qincha in the south of the Yangtze River, and he, the governor, will still be the number one person.

Xue Qing suddenly thought of another thing, his brows couldn't help frowning, and his evaluation of Fan Xian was even higher-this young powerful minister was so showy, he was afraid that it was not just as simple as expressing his sincerity to himself--from Chūn to Jiangnan, this Fan Xian seemed to be eager to offend all the officials in the world, and in the past two years, the senior officials in the court and the central government have seen clearly, Fan Xian even refuses to take care of the relationship between his father-in-law back then, this ...... This...... Is this to be a lonely minister?

Xue Qing, as the emperor's confidant, has many eyes and ears in the court, of course he knows that the rumors about Fan Xian's life experience are indeed true, and when he thinks of Fan Xian's identity, he suddenly understands why the other party wants to go his own way and be a lonely minister.

This is a precautionary taboo.

Xue Qing sighed and shook his head, thinking to himself that everyone is a hard-working person, it seems that the queen should walk around with this young Fan Tisi in Jiangnan.

............ The warm sun in the afternoon slightly dispelled some of the chill at the beginning, the people of Suzhou City drank tea and chatted in the teahouse, Suzhou people are too rich, rich to have too much leisure time, so they like to spend time in the teahouse, especially today there is such a big event in the city, and the saliva and tea are boiling in the same building.

People were talking about the newly arrived Chincha-sama, the world-famous Fantis.

"Did you hear that? The faces of the officials were bruised with fright. A middle-aged businessman smiled, for the officials to eat deflated, the people are always happy to see.

The other shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that it's not a big thing to turn into a small thing, but a small thing? I think if Lord Qincha really has mercy on the people, he should arrest all those corrupt officials and put them in prison." ”

"Stupid words!" The middle-aged businessman in front of him sneered disdainfully: "The officials have all been imprisoned, who will try the case? Who will be the director? Lord Xiao Fan is full of talent and foresight, how can he be like us ordinary people who don't know the severity? This trick is called knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, you see, the good show is still to come, I think the officials of Jiangnan Road, this time they really want to taste the power of the Supervision Yuan." ”

The man nodded and replied, "This is true, fortunately, His Majesty was wise enough to send Lord Tisi to Jiangnan." ”

The merchant lowered his voice and smiled: "It should be His Majesty who is wise and has given birth to Master Tisi." ”

There was a sudden silence on the tea table, and after a moment, a tacit chuckle erupted. Finally the merchant said, "That guy from my shop went to the dock to see ...... Lord Tisi was really ruthless, and those men who went down the river in a big boat were beaten with thirty lashes. ”

The person on the other side replied as a matter of course: "This is the right reason, although it is said that the subordinates are hiding from Lord Xiao Fan to collect the money, but the sin is already there, and now the silver has been returned, and the gift slip has been burned, it is not easy to punish the crime, but if the subordinates are not severely punished, how can the officials of Jiangnan Road be convinced? I also went to see it before, tsk...... The whip is really ruthless, and when the whip goes down, it seems to bring up a few pieces of flesh and skin, and the blood is not terrible. ”

And in a salt merchant's manor where Lord Qincha temporarily lived, there were terrible howls in a side room.

Fan Xian looked at the few cronies who were lined up in turn, looked at the whip marks on the other party's back, put the wound medicine in his hand on the table, and scolded with a smile: "I won't wipe it for you, master, I am sympathetic to my subordinates, but you are howling here...... When you are whipped, why don't you cry out for misery? and you are not afraid of the suspicion of others. ”

Su Wenmao turned around miserably and said, "If you want to earn face for adults, of course it's not good to be whipped a few times...... But my lord, is there something wrong with your medicine? ”

Fan Xian laughed and said, "The whip is so light, of course you will suffer at this time!"

He got up and left, shaking his head all the way, thinking that what Wan Li said was sometimes correct, he was not a good official, and he was embarrassed to ask his subordinates to be clean officials.